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Asons such as, long queues, not seeing well with the spectacles received or expecting that spectacles would be provided free of charge. These might have contributed to the poor rating of the eye care MirogabalinMedChemExpress Mirogabalin services at some of the sites. When asked whether Government hospitals offered good quality eye care services, 68.3 reported `yes’. Of the respondents (n = 259) who ratedhttp://www.phcfm.orgthe quality of eye care services at the hospitals, 10.8 rated them as excellent, 24.7 rated them very good, 38.6 rated them as good and others journal.pone.0077579 (25.9 ) rated them as poor. Many (77.1 of male and 72 of female respondents) rated the services between good and excellent.45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Married Not married Divorced Widowed Lives with spouse 9.38.Percentages26.3 18.6.Marital statusFIGURE 1: Showing the marital status of the respondents. A few (6.9 ) were not married but were living with their spouses.40 35 30 25 20 15 10 536.Percentages22.20.9 16.3.2 None Primary High school Diploma or digree PostgraduateEducational statusFIGURE 2: Showing the education status of the respondents. A significant proportion (43.5 ) had no education or had primary education.40 35 30 26.6 37.2Percentages25 20 15 10 5 0 4.2 Single 2 or 3 4 or 5 6 or moreResidents per householdFIGURE 3: Showing the number and percentages of the residents per household. Nearly seventy per cent (69.2 ) of the respondents had 4 or more persons per household.50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 46 31.2 17 5.9 Less or equal to R1200 R1200 ?R3000 R3001 ?R10 000 More than R10PercentagesMonthly incomeFIGURE 4: Showing the percentages of those who earned listed ranges of fnins.2015.00094 salaries. The majority (77.2 ) of the respondents earned R3000 or less per month, which was considered low for the South African standard.doi:10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.Page 6 ofOriginal ResearchDiscussionsOutline of the resultsThe main objective of this study was to provide information on the level of utilisation of eye care services amongst the rural population living within 5 km of government health care facilities offering eye care services. Also, the HS-173 web relationship between utilisation and factors that have been reported in the literature to influence it were examined. These factors include demography of the respondents, knowledge of available eye care services and the perceptions and levels of satisfaction of those who had used the services. As the sample population was of low socio-economic status, living in rural villages, with over 43 having no primary school education (Figure 2), and the majority (77.2 ) earning R3000 or less per month (Figure 4), they would be expected to benefit from government eye care services. Eye care consultation is free at government hospitals in the province; also, drugs and eye care devices such as spectacles are provided at affordable prices. Compounding their economic status is the fact that people with lower socio-economic status often have large families, as reflected in this study where 32 of the respondents had six or more household members. These socio-economic conditions mean that the majority of this category of people would not have health care insurance, may not be able to afford private eye care services and will have to depend on government eye care services. Therefore, one would expect utilisation in this study sample to be high. Media reports suggest that the Provincial governments in South Africa are expending a substantial budget in providing health care services (including eye care) to.Asons such as, long queues, not seeing well with the spectacles received or expecting that spectacles would be provided free of charge. These might have contributed to the poor rating of the eye care services at some of the sites. When asked whether Government hospitals offered good quality eye care services, 68.3 reported `yes’. Of the respondents (n = 259) who ratedhttp://www.phcfm.orgthe quality of eye care services at the hospitals, 10.8 rated them as excellent, 24.7 rated them very good, 38.6 rated them as good and others journal.pone.0077579 (25.9 ) rated them as poor. Many (77.1 of male and 72 of female respondents) rated the services between good and excellent.45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Married Not married Divorced Widowed Lives with spouse 9.38.Percentages26.3 18.6.Marital statusFIGURE 1: Showing the marital status of the respondents. A few (6.9 ) were not married but were living with their spouses.40 35 30 25 20 15 10 536.Percentages22.20.9 16.3.2 None Primary High school Diploma or digree PostgraduateEducational statusFIGURE 2: Showing the education status of the respondents. A significant proportion (43.5 ) had no education or had primary education.40 35 30 26.6 37.2Percentages25 20 15 10 5 0 4.2 Single 2 or 3 4 or 5 6 or moreResidents per householdFIGURE 3: Showing the number and percentages of the residents per household. Nearly seventy per cent (69.2 ) of the respondents had 4 or more persons per household.50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 46 31.2 17 5.9 Less or equal to R1200 R1200 ?R3000 R3001 ?R10 000 More than R10PercentagesMonthly incomeFIGURE 4: Showing the percentages of those who earned listed ranges of fnins.2015.00094 salaries. The majority (77.2 ) of the respondents earned R3000 or less per month, which was considered low for the South African standard.doi:10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.Page 6 ofOriginal ResearchDiscussionsOutline of the resultsThe main objective of this study was to provide information on the level of utilisation of eye care services amongst the rural population living within 5 km of government health care facilities offering eye care services. Also, the relationship between utilisation and factors that have been reported in the literature to influence it were examined. These factors include demography of the respondents, knowledge of available eye care services and the perceptions and levels of satisfaction of those who had used the services. As the sample population was of low socio-economic status, living in rural villages, with over 43 having no primary school education (Figure 2), and the majority (77.2 ) earning R3000 or less per month (Figure 4), they would be expected to benefit from government eye care services. Eye care consultation is free at government hospitals in the province; also, drugs and eye care devices such as spectacles are provided at affordable prices. Compounding their economic status is the fact that people with lower socio-economic status often have large families, as reflected in this study where 32 of the respondents had six or more household members. These socio-economic conditions mean that the majority of this category of people would not have health care insurance, may not be able to afford private eye care services and will have to depend on government eye care services. Therefore, one would expect utilisation in this study sample to be high. Media reports suggest that the Provincial governments in South Africa are expending a substantial budget in providing health care services (including eye care) to.